Those Little Ways We Celebrate || drabble for severedbond
ooc; So I decided to write this drabble to celebrate one of my favorite characters in Naruto and the mun behind the muse~ (since I can’t afford to buy and send you something ;w;). Happy birthday Nia~, love you. <3 And happy belated birthday to Sasuke too. xDD
It was his birthday and she'd nearly forgotten though she made a point to keep her lips sealed. While she wasn’t partial to celebrating a year closer to death she was sure he’d feel exceedingly moody if she hadn’t at least acknowledged that fact. Or perhaps it was her overactive mind getting the best of her through assumptions of his character? For all she knew the ever-bossy Uchiha could care less about his birthday these days.
Pondering the situation as she munched idly on a left over cookie, the scarlet was disturbed by the entrance of the male of discussion. With a nod in acknowledgment she scurried out of the kitchen without so much as a word of his special day-- something he'd likely be sore about later but she could care less-- and went about her routine of ducking into the store. The walk there provided her with ample time to figure out what to do. He loved food but hated sweets, people generally enjoyed a cake or cupcakes for their birthdays and she recalled that Shi rather enjoyed the double chocolate cake she whipped up for him.
She frowned as she passed the baking goods, huffing to herself in annoyance for she could hardly figure out what to do. If she didn’t do anything he’d assume she didn’t care and that always bode well she noted with a grunt of annoyance which garnered her a few worrying looks. They were easily waved off with a wag of her middle finger and a stiff shoulder as she piled a few pasta’s into her cart, straying away from the ramen only to double back to the baking goods to grab some frosting mix and small pack of candles. With a stubborn nod she wheeled her way toward the check out; like it or not she’d at least do something for his birthday. While she wasn’t the best at planning such occasions such as this so she prayed he was the “it’s the thought that counts” type.
When she returned it as close to dinner time, she poked around the house, tiptoeing about to see if he was home and found him gone. With a sigh of relief she hurriedly piled the items upon the counter and set about fixing dinner. Whizzing about the kitchen a she placed chicken and veggies in separate skillets and prepared them according to the little card tucked between her fingers. Wiping away sweat as the heat swelled within the room. She tugged another skillet from the cupboard and placed it on the stove on low heat as she set about fixing dessert; dumping flour, sugar, milk, eggs and chocolate powder into a bowl to stir vigorously adding necessary flavoring along the way before dumping the small mix into a single cupcake pan to bake as she set about finishing dinner.
Cooking was a taxing process for Karui when she was pressed for time but lucky for her the Uchiha had arrived shortly after she placed the finishing touches on dinner. She met him before he could wander into the kitchen dismissing his sour stare as he inquired about the smell which had, no doubt, struck a curious cord within him. Herding him out of the kitchen she warned against him coming back that way lest she allowed it in her customary threatening tone as she cleaned up her mess and set up the table for dinner. When done she called him over and they proceeded to eat. Dinner had always been something she went through great lengths to prepare and thusly Sasuke remained none-the-wiser to what occurred next.
She finished before him, rather proud of the chicken yakisoba she prepared. While she wasn’t too keen on doing the dishes and often placed in a loud fuss over the ordeal she said nothing as she took his place and prepared some dish water. With her eyes on him through her peripherals she slipped around and tugged the little cupcake she had hid away and light the small candle before delicately placing it on the table before him.
“Dunno how you are with birthday and shit but I figured I’d be an ass if I didn’t wish you happy birthday so…” She huffed softly as she tucked a band of stray hair behind her ear. Scarlet strands matching the dust upon her cheeks as she leaned down and placed a gentle kiss upon his cheek. “Happy birthday, Sasuke.”
